_The Lady of ye Lake_ 150 _Head Piece--Foreword_ 151 _The Enchanter Merlin_ 154 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 155 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 160 _The Enchantress Vivien_ 162 _Head Piece--The Story of Merlin_ 163 _Vivien bewitches Merlin_ 172 _Queen Morgana le Fay_ 180 _Queen Morgana loses Excalibur his sheath_ 190 _Tail Piece--The Story of Merlin_ 202 _Sir Pellias, the Gentle Knight_ 204 _Head Piece--The Story of Sir Pellias_ 205 _Sir Pellias encounters the Sorrowful Lady in Arroy_ 214 _Parcenet covers Sir Pellias with a cloak_ 226 _The Lady of the Lake sits by the Fountain in Arroy_ 240 _Sir Gawaine sups with ye Lady Ettard_ 254 _The Lady of the Lake finds Sir Pellias wounded_ 266 _Sir Gawaine the Son of Lot, King of Orkney_ 280 _Head Piece--The Story of Sir Gawaine_ 281 _King Arthur findeth ye old woman in ye hut_ 294 _Sir Gawaine finds the beautiful Lady_ 304 _Tail Piece--The Story of Sir Gawaine_ 312 [Illustration] [Illustration: The BOOK of KING ARTHUR] [Illustration: Uther-Pendragon.] [Illustration] Prologue. In ancient days there lived a very noble King, named Uther-Pendragon, and he became Overlord of all of Britain. This King was very greatly aided unto the achievement of the Pendragonship of the realm by the help of two men, who rendered him great assistance in all that he did. The one of these men was a certain very powerful enchanter and sometime prophet known to men as Merlin the Wise; and he gave very good counsel unto Uther-Pendragon. The other man was an excellent noble and renowned knight, hight Ulfius (who was thought by many to be the greatest leader in war of any man then alive); and he gave Uther-Pendragon aid and advice in battle. So, with the help of Merlin and Sir Ulfius, Uther-Pendragon was able to overcome all of his enemies and to become King of the entire realm. [Sidenote: _Uther-Pendragon taketh to wife the Lady Igraine._]